University of Exeter Alumni

05/06/2026

Have you ever thought about volunteering your time for the University of Exeter as an alum? 🤔

Every year, hundreds of alumni volunteers support the staff, students and fellow Exeter alumni, and one of them could be you.

There are a variety of opportunities available from career mentoring to being an alumni ambassador. Perhaps you fancy flexing your public speaking and sharing your insights with students at a careers talk? Or maybe letting us know what you've been up to since graduating via a careers profile? Plus all of these are open alumni, regardless of location.

Interested? ➡️You can get all the details about these avenues (and more!) on our website: https://brnw.ch/21x36Zw

Got queries? ✋🏻Drop us an email at [email protected] and let us know, we'd love to hear from you.

04/06/2026

We 💚 our alumni volunteers and it's always wonderful to hear from them about what their experience of sharing their time and expertise has been like.

If you've volunteered for the University of Exeter do let us know in the comments what your 'why' is and what the experience was like for you.

Thank you to all our volunteers who gift the Exeter community with their insights. 🙏🏻 It makes a massive difference!

03/06/2026

"Training had been going well, however you never know what is going to happen. Luckily come race day I was feeling good and I was able to come away with the win!"

A University of Exeter student dubbed the ‘Greta Thunberg of Sport’ has been smashing European running records alongside her environmental activism. 👟 At just 19 years old, Innes FitzGerald, a second year Sport and Exercise Science student had already broken two European U20 records.

in our 2026 alumni magazine we caught up with Innes to learn all about a busy year of events.

🏃‍♀️This why not have a read: https://brnw.ch/21x32Oq

01/06/2026

is here and what better time to shout loudly about how grateful we are for the amazing support 💚 of our incredible alumni volunteers for their generosity with their time, insights and experience.

You help us to enhance the student experience and improve career prospects, bring your industry expertise and insights to the curriculum, support your fellow Exeter alumni, and provide valuable strategic advice and guidance to University staff: thank you! 🙏🏻

In the last year 7,500 alumni volunteered to support Exeter, donating more than 20,000 hours of their time; and every one of them made a huge difference.

28/05/2026

We learned so much as we listened to Alex Adams, head arborist at the University, talk about the trees surrounding Reed Hall on Streatham Campus yesterday. 🌳

Alex’s love of trees and knowledge is astounding and his enthusiasm is infectious. The weather was absolutely glorious and the grounds looked really beautiful in the sunshine. Thank you to all of the forty alumni who attended the tour; we hope you enjoyed catching up and exploring the grounds.

Do let us know in the comments if you were there and any of your favourite facts from the day. 💚

Plus look out for another tour in the autumn, which will be advertised on our events webpage: https://brnw.ch/21x2Top

27/05/2026

Interested in travelling back in the University of Exeter's history?

A hundred years ago in 1926, the then Australian Prime Minster Stanley Bruce, visited our Streatham Campus to perform the turf cutting ceremony for the Washington Singer building.

A clip held by the British Pathé archive shows this snippet from the days when we were the University College of South West England.

🎬Take a look:

Full title reads: "Mr. Bruce, Australian Prime Minister cuts first sod on the site of new building of the University College of South West England". Exeter, Devon. M/S of Right Honourable Stanley Melb

26/05/2026

We're very excited for our sold-out 🌲Tree Tour 🌳event on our Streatham Campus tomorrow and looking forward to learning more about our beautiful grounds and sharing time with many alumni.

In our 2026 University of Exeter alumni magazine we shone a spotlight on our stunning grounds and the feature included a look at our 2025 tours with Alex Adams, the University’s Arboricultural Manager.

➡️We encourage you to have a read and learn about the amazing work our Grounds team do to help our campuses shine: https://brnw.ch/21x2PIx

22/05/2026

This we're also sharing with you our wonderful 'Protecting Minds' 🧠 article from this year's alumni magazine.

The article covers how the University of Exeter has invested in critical resources and people to answer some of the toughest challenges in dementia.

It features an interview with Professor Anne Corbett of the University of Exeter Faculty of Health & Life Sciences who shares the hopeful message, "Earlier detection is becoming possible, prevention is no longer theoretical, and thousands of people are already contributing to that progress from their own homes.”

📖 Have a read today: https://brnw.ch/21x2J7j

20/05/2026

One in two of us will be affected by dementia.

Delivering the best possible care for people with dementia, whether they are living in their own home or in a nursing home, is of paramount importance to their quality of life. 💚

You're invited to discover the University of Exeter's research which shows that up to 40% of cases could be prevented.

➡️Learn more and share your support: https://brnw.ch/21x2Ene

19/05/2026

Looking to connect with University of Exeter alumni? 💚

Our range of alumni networks help you to connect with those who have Exeter in common who are near you, or with those who share similar interests, as well as supporting you to network professionally.

In our 2026 alumni magazine we shone the spotlight on three networks: Exetra (the recent alumni group), the Law Alumni Network and the Exeter China Alumni Association (ECAA).

📖Have a read of the article: https://brnw.ch/21x2CHG
➡️Discover alumni networks available to you: https://brnw.ch/21x2CHH